Preparing for OSD or Provisioning

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	h3. Best Practices
Use as generic an image as possible - This helps to keep file size down and allows you to perform customizations later using LANDesk rather than creating a separate image. Stage your image in a VM - This allows the fewest number of drivers to be installed and can eliminate any hardware dependency.

Summary

Provisioning and OSD can help to save lots of time while building new machines, they also take a significant amount of time to get running correctly.

Sysprep

This information is for Windows 7

Every Image that is deployed with an automated installation needs a Sysprep file. This file is created using the Windows System Image Manager (WSIM) found in the Windows Automated Installation KIT (AIK). WSIM can not only be used to setup default settings link the Admin password, but can also be used to set system settings such as default homepages for Internet Explorer, Settings for Windows Media Player, and many many more.